Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-15
LYNCH-vANDEvER CONTEST: q
several witnesses TESTIFY Oh he.
half of Mr. Vandever.

half of MIR. Vandever.
The taking of testimony on General
VIM. Vandever's side of the Lynch.Van.
dever contest was commenced yesterday
morning. before Captain w. Il. Sea-
mans, in the rooms of Assistant District
Attorney George Denis. The following
statements were taken:
T. H. Ward. Deputy County Clerk,
testified that he helped to register the
voters, and had charge of making up the
lists. To his knowledge there was no
preference given to Republicans over
Democrats in registration. He knew OF
no one being denied registration at any
time. There was circular prepared by
Mr.. Dunsmoor. and witness took it to
the printing Office, and instructions were
given to have it sent out to all the dep
uties without any distinction as to party.
There were number of deputies who
were Democrats. He did not know of
any circulars being withheld from any
of the deputies. Quite number of en-.
rollments were rejected, for the reason
that the deputies had undertaken to
make the enrollments before taking the
proper oath. Only one had been re.
jected to his knowledge, and that was
because the party was under age. He
knew of no one being denied the right
to 60 on the register who was SO en-
titled. His instructions were to register
sll who were able to take the required
va b, and he did. The most peculiar
part of the certificates was that the
name was written by the deputy and
signed by him and the oath admins.
tered by him.
Cross. examined: Am not an expert
in handwriting. might have been mis-.
taken. ! was not acting in the court.
was taken out to assist in the registra-
ton. Do not know any of the acts of
the other deputies. Don't know wheth.
er they gave preferences. Dunsmoor
prepared the circular extending the
time and signed it. Do not know
whether it was published in any paper.
Saw the circulars after they were
printed. Mr.. Dunsmoor gave instruc-
tions to send them out Immediately, but
do not know of any of the deputies
sending them out. Will not swear that
Dunsmoor's name appeared at the bot
tom of the circular. The main rejec-
tions were on the ground that the az
pointments of the deputies had not been
filed. Do not recollect the date of the
circular. think it was about the Goth
or Dist of October. 1t was several days
before the 27th. Never saw the circu
lar signed by Mr.. Briefly. Heard that
they had been sent out. 1t might have
been the same day Mr.. Dunsmoor ser t
his circulars out. Don't know whether
any were sent to Charles Bell. Do not
know of names which were on the regis.
ter of 1854 being left off that of 1856 if
they were entitled to 20 on. Some of
hose certificates signed by the deputy
we're put on the register. None were
rejected on account OF the signature.
A. A. Montalo testified that he was |
County Auditor. He was at the polls |
IN that day at every polling place in the
,ity, but principally at the White House |
md at the depot. At the depot pre-
,inct he approached some parties and
asked them to vote the Republican
ticket, and they sad they would not
unless they were paid as much as the
other party had given them. Another
party came to him and said he was going
to vote the Democratic ticket and that